Car-underframe.



` H. G. PRIEBEQ .GAR UNDERFRAME. APPLICATION FILED APE. 13, 1907.v

'UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE.

HERMAN C. PRIEBE, OF BLUEiISLAND, ILLINOIS.

CAR-UNDERFBAMZE.'

Specircation of Letters Patent.

' Patented Nov. 5,1907.`

. application nea April 1'3. 1907. serial in. 368.036.

underframe and body bolster `for cars, and vis designed to simplify the construction and' strengthen certain parts ofthe underirame particularly thosel parts subjected to the bufiing and pulling strani. v

With these and other objects in View the present in' vention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully explained,

shown in the drawings and pointed out in the claims, it.

being understood that changes in form, proportion, 'size and minor details may be made within the scope of the i claims, without departing from thev spirit of or sacrifcing any of the advantages of the invention and in the i drawings Figure l is a cross section of the car sills, and illustrating a side elevation of the body bolster; Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail of a-modiiication.

In carrying out my invention A represents the floor of the car, B the longitudinal sills and Cv the center sill which is arranged with the flat side thereof against the car floor as shown.

D is the body bolster which is constructed of two separate pieces or sections and secured at each side thereof to the sills B, B. -The inner end B B of each section d ofthe bolster is extended upwardly between the center filler block E is provided beneath the center sill and .i

Y between the two halves of the bolster and `has the up- .right parts B B ofthe bolster and the 4channels'A c, c se. cured thereto by bolts or rivets. e`is the king bolt which extends through the filler block E. A channel e is arranged between the longitudinal center sill and the ller blockl E and is riveted or bolted `to the sides of the channels c, c as shown. i

Extending from the top of'the longitudinal center sill C and the parts B B/ of the bolster is a reinforcing or strengthening plate E which is bent at a downward angle at each end thereof to ronform to the side of'the sill B and B, and again at right angles to extend beneath said sills and between said sills and the bolster and is secured to said bolster at e2, e2 and to the bolsters' Said channel irons are also riveted to theand sills at e3, e3. The two sections of the bolster D, D,

B, B, bythe bolts b, b. Each section of the bolster 'D, D, is braced between the bottom and the upright lportions thereof by the braces d, d. l

' In lFig. 3 I have shown Va modification of.the center this instance two center sills f,.f, are used and` the channels c, care bolted theretoA by .the bolts f and the channel iron e is disposed beneath said sills and secured are 'then secured 4in position the same as illustrated in rig. 1.

I claimt 1. In a car underframe, the combination of n car' llo'or and sills, with a bolster comprising two sections secured to said sills, each of said sections having an upright portion extending betweenthe center'and intermediate sills,

tlallyl ns described.

2. In n car underframe, the combination ofI the` car door and sills with a body bolster. comprising two sections, -each of said sections having an upright portion which exportion iittingbetween the center sill and the next side sill, channel irons between the center sill' `and the upright said bolster sections, channel' ironsl vand. center sill gether, substantially as described.

floor and longitudinal sills, the vside of the center sill being against the car floor, with a bolster comprising two portion fitting between thecenter and intermediate sills, channel irons between the center sill and the upright ,portions of the bolster sections,l and a filler block'beneath the centerv sill and between'the bolster sections.

5.111 a carnnderframe, the combination bf the car separate sections, each of said sections having an upright portion fitting between the center sill and the-next sill thereto, channel irons secured to the center sill and the upright portions of th'e bolster sections, va filler block, a channel' iron between said filler block and the center sill, and means for securing thev aforesaid channel irons together, substantially as described.

6. In a lcar underframe, the combination of a cnr floor and the longitudinal sills', with a bolster having two separatesections, each of said sections having van upright portion extending between the center sill and the sill next to it,'channel irons Abetween said center sill and upright sections, and a. reinforcing plate extending above the longitudinal-sills and the upright portions of the bolster sections and secured to the longitudinal sills.

7. In :i car underframe, the combination of the calA are secured at the outer end thereofto the outer sills s ill construction to be usedin case it is desired to em ploy double' sills instead of one as shown in Fig. l. .In

'tends between the center and intermediate sills, channel v ing against the ,car door, with a bolster comprising two Y separate sections, eachjof said sections havinganuiprgh'i:v

portions of tlie bolster sections, and means for securing tcl'.

4. In a car underfranie,'the combinationof the car Y' separate sections, each of said sections having an upright.

doorend longltudinal'sills, with a bolster` having two portions of Athe bolster sections, a filler block between said to the channels c, c, as shown. The bolster sections and channel. irons between the bolster sectlonssubstanlos 690iand sills, with a bolster comprising two sections, each having an upright portion tting'kbetween one of said cen- 10 @i said' sections having an upright portion ttjng be ter sills and the sill next to it, and-'channel irons reintween the. longitudinal sills, a center sill, channel ironsl forcing said center sills, substantaly asxlescribed..

between the center sill -and bolster' sections anda rein In testimony whereof, lI have signed this 4speciication forcingplateabove the center sill and npr/ight portions of inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

the bolster sections. v l vHERMAN C. PR-IEBE.

8. In a car nnderframe, the combnationrof the vcarl Witnesses: floor, side sills anddouble center sills, with a. lmyhbolster` -DAlsY PRIEBE, 4comprising two separate sections,- each of sald sections F. H. KING. 

